thats funny you say that your feet have grown in your 40s cause i seem to have the same issue (doesnt make sense to me), i have a couple pair of boots that fit fine a couple years ago and now are tight, as far as going up a size i was told to go a 1\2 size larger but when i tried on my meindle...
I am 6' and i went with the long, i dont like my feet touching the end of the bag. And like said, you can put clothes or water bottle down there if you have extra room.
these are farm raised so dont shoot me, i met a lady this weekend at the farmers market selling pieces of elk antler for dog chews ($25 a lb) and got talking to her, they own a elk ranch here in Michigan and she offered to give us a tour, they have 120 elk and the big one is 560", he said he...
My feet feel better in hiking boots over anything else, even running around town i prefer hikers over tennis shoes, no way would my feet feel good after a day of backpacking with a lightweight shoe. I was shooting the local 3-D coares yesterday and i had on my hiking boots and this 8 year old...